Experiences with Capacity Reductions on Urban Main Roads – Rethinking Allocation of Urban Road Capacity?

Tennøy, Aud; Wangsness, Paal Brevik; Aarhaug, Jørgen; Gregersen, Fredrik Alexander

doi:10.1016/j.trpro.2016.12.063

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“…Average speed levels in morning and afternoon rush hours on a 9-km road link that includes the Smestad tunnel were approximately 70 km/h in morning rush hours and 60 km/h in the afternoon. The traffic on this part of Ring 3 was significantly reduced the first day after the capacity reduction (down 3%, 3500 vehicles, in the morning rush from 07.00 to 9.00 for both directions, and down 33%, 3200 vehicles in the afternoon rush from 15.00 to 17.00), and average speeds in rush hours were higher than in the normal situation (Tennøy et al 2016). On the second day after the capacity reduction, traffic already started to increase.…”

Section: The Tunnel Rehabilitation and The Effects On Trafficmentioning

confidence: 89%

“…Other data sources, which have been analysed and used in other parts of the BYTRANS project, serve as background information and input for the analyses in this paper. The project has analysed how the capacity reductions affected traffic volumes 2 and average rush-hour speed, as well as how commuters, truckdrivers and taxi drivers adapted to and experienced the situation (see Tennøy et al 2016Tennøy et al , 2019; other articles focussing on these issues are under production).…”

Section: Research Design and Data Collection Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, while the coverage for Smestad dropped quickly over the following weeks, it remained at a higher level for the Bryn tunnel, mainly due to coverage in the local press. This may imply that the congestion challenge was more prevalent at Bryn compared with Smestad, as evident in the changes in velocity (Tennøy et al 2016(Tennøy et al , 2019.…”

Section: Main Information Sourcesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The degree of uncertainty expressed by the agency and media about what would happen with the traffic system seems to have been greater for the Smestad tunnel, since it was the first to be rehabilitated. The lesson the NPRA drew from the Smestad rehabilitation was that scenarios of traffic collapse and chaos did not materialise (Tennøy et al 2016). Still, the NPRA was uncertain about how the tunnel rehabilitation at Bryn would affect the system, given the much higher traffic volumes passing through compared with Smestad.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The effects of information can also be studied by combining media analysis and traffic registrations (Tennøy et al 2016(Tennøy et al , 2019. Figure 10 combines three different data types for Smestad, namely, media coverage, traffic speed and traffic volumes.…”

Section: Effects On Travel Behaviourmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Use of public information for road-capacity reductions: a study of mediating strategies during tunnel rehabilitations in Oslo

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In this paper, two public information campaigns were analysed. These were related to capacity reductions, caused by maintenance work, in two main road tunnels—at Smestad and Bryn in Oslo. The paper analyses the campaigns’ characteristics and their goal fulfilment. The usage of social media to inform and communicate with travelers and inhabitants is highlighted. We find a high level of outreach of the campaigns and satisfaction among travelers with the information received. However, there are substantial differences between the information campaigns. The Smestad campaign had clear elements of mass-media scaremongering. Here, it is reasonable to attribute the traffic reduction in the first days after the capacity reduction to the massive media headings in advance about possible congestion and chaos. In contrast, the Bryn campaign was more multi-faced and lasted longer. Through massive neighbourhood information and use of social media, this campaign extensively encouraged and advised travelers on how congestion could be avoided if people travelled less by cars during the rehabilitation phase. Further, the Bryn campaign directed social media posts and digital advertising towards specific groups at specific times, and by doing so exemplifying audience targeting and the use of information campaigns to legitimate public interventions. While traditional media provided a strong basis for mass information in the early stages of both tunnel rehabilitations, social media had a clear mediating role at Bryn. Last, while describing management of deviant traffic situations, the paper also feeds into discussions of how to facilitate urban-transport change towards reduced car usage.

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Section: The Tunnel Rehabilitation and The Effects On Trafficmentioning

confidence: 89%

Section: Research Design and Data Collection Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Main Information Sourcesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Main Information Sourcesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Effects On Travel Behaviourmentioning

confidence: 99%

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